BROOKLYN, Mich. (July 30, 2006) - Bryan Herta piloted the #7 XM Satellite
Radio car to an 11th place result at Sunday's running of the Firestone
Indy 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Starting in 12th place,
Herta came into some good fortune when his initial pit stop came around
on lap 43. As Herta finished his stop, a caution flag came out which
catapulted him into second place as he was one of the final drivers to
come to pit lane. When the track returned to green-flag racing, Herta
took the lead on lap 53. However, his car was lacking the speed to run
consistently with the lead pack and he fell back in the field where he
spent the remainder of the race battling for positions.

Helio Castroneves led the field across the finish line and was followed
by Vitor Meira. Dan Wheldon, Tony Kanaan and Tomas Scheckter rounded out
the top five.

Following a weekend off, the IndyCar Series will return to action on
Sunday, Aug. 13, with the Meijer Indy 300 from Kentucky Speedway. ABC
Sports will provide live broadcast coverage of the event beginning at
3:30 p.m. (EDT). All IndyCar Series races can also be heard live by XM
Satellite Radio subscribers on XM channel 145, the official home of the
IndyCar Series.

Bryan Herta, #7 XM Satellite Radio Dallara/Honda/Firestone:

"It was one of the most frustrating races of my life today. The
XM Satellite Radio car handled great but I couldn't get down the
straightaways for anything and I don't know why. It's not like we put a
bunch of drag in the car for this race. It's just a mystery but I really
want to thank the guys on the XM Satellite Radio crew. As frustrating
as it is for me, it's just as frustrating for them. We all want to do
well, we all want to win races and I know that all the guys are doing
everything they can to give me fast race cars and I know we'll get it
figured out."

George Klotz, Team Manager, #7 XM Satellite Radio
Dallara/Honda/Firestone:

"We could drive the XM Satellite Radio car all over today. We were happy
with it, we just didn't have the speed again. It just haunts us that
we can't find more speed. We got fortunate and got up to the front but
couldn't hold it. We just don't have the speed the other guys do but
we'll keep plugging away and find the answer."